--- title: blog | Kimberly Crane description: Kimberly Crane is a former union president who supported the establishment of a Labor-Management Collaborative Partnership in her district. Kim serves as an NJEA Communications Consultant and cares for her small farm and rescue animals with her family. image: https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(6).png --- [Skip to content](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane#main-content) [![NJLMC-Logo_Horiz](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Artwork/NJLMC-Logo_Horiz.png "NJLMC-Logo_Horiz")](https://lmcpartnerships.org) - [About](https://lmcpartnerships.org/about) - [Events](https://lmcpartnerships.org/lmc-events) - [PreCon 2026](https://lmcpartnerships.org/precon2026) - [Well-Being Study Enrollment](https://lmcpartnerships.org/et-study) - [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog) - [Resources](https://22126916.hs-sites.com/blog/tag/toolkit) # Events, Stories, Tools, and Resources [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/School%20logos/Old%20Bridge%20Logo.png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/old-bridge-lmc-adds-student-voices-to-collaboration) [Shared Purpose](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/shared-purpose), [Partnering with the Community](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/partnering-with-the-community) ## [Old Bridge LMC adds student voices to collaboration](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/old-bridge-lmc-adds-student-voices-to-collaboration) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Sep 21, 2026, 11:51:19 AM When the Old Bridge Education Association (OBEA) and Old Bridge Township Public Schools began develo... [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/old-bridge-lmc-adds-student-voices-to-collaboration) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Artwork/Untitled%20design%20(7).png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/evolving-leadership-through-lmc-peer-coaching) [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories), [Ecosystem of Support](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/ecosystem-of-support), [Union](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/union), [Principals & Supervisors](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/principals-supervisors), [Peer Coaching](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/peer-coaching) ## [Evolving Leadership Through LMC Peer Coaching](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/evolving-leadership-through-lmc-peer-coaching) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Mar 27, 2026, 2:02:10 PM [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/evolving-leadership-through-lmc-peer-coaching) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Manchester%20logo%20(1).png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/manchester-township-builds-lmc-agendas-through-collective-engagement) [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories), [Empowered Participants](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/empowered-participants), [Partnering with the Community](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/partnering-with-the-community), [Wins](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/wins) ## [Manchester Township Builds LMC Agendas Through Collective Engagement](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/manchester-township-builds-lmc-agendas-through-collective-engagement) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Mar 6, 2026, 10:27:54 AM Building shared ownership [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/manchester-township-builds-lmc-agendas-through-collective-engagement) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Trenton%20Logo.png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/trenton-lmc-uses-norms-to-find-shared-purpose) [Shared Purpose](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/shared-purpose), [Empowered Participants](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/empowered-participants), [Organizing Structures](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/organizing-structures), [Union](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/union), [Superintendent](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/superintendent), [Initiatives](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/initiatives), [Wins](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/wins) ## [Trenton LMC Uses Norms to Find Shared Purpose](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/trenton-lmc-uses-norms-to-find-shared-purpose) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Feb 9, 2026, 1:08:20 PM Trenton Public Schools has entered a new era of collaboration and trust-building as administrators a... [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/trenton-lmc-uses-norms-to-find-shared-purpose) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-02-06%20at%204.42.00%20PM.png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/highland-park-lmc-develops-district-wide-cellphone-policy) [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories), [Student Behavior](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/student-behavior), [Shared Purpose](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/shared-purpose), [Initiatives](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/initiatives), [Results](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/results), [Wins](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/wins), [Successes](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/successes) ## [Highland Park LMC Develops District-wide Cellphone Policy](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/highland-park-lmc-develops-district-wide-cellphone-policy) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Feb 6, 2026, 4:44:53 PM [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/highland-park-lmc-develops-district-wide-cellphone-policy) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/School%20logos/ET_Logo-Color.png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/thriving-together-how-lmc-fuels-educator-well-being) [Ecosystem of Support](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/ecosystem-of-support), [Results](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/results), [Wins](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/wins) ## [Thriving Together: How LMC Fuels Educator Well-Being](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/thriving-together-how-lmc-fuels-educator-well-being) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Jan 8, 2026, 1:51:43 PM In school districts across New Jersey and the nation, a revolution is underway. Changes in communica... [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/thriving-together-how-lmc-fuels-educator-well-being) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/cherryhillDistrict-Leadership-meeting-1024x771-landscape-31852114d5f81a1902443f6c3b174f8a-60f5e5ef0f08a.jpeg)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/lmc-results) [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories), [Knowledge Brokering](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/knowledge-brokering), [Empowered Participants](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/empowered-participants), [Union](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/union), [Board Members](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/board-members), [Successes](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/successes) ## [LMC = Results](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/lmc-results) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Oct 2, 2025, 3:47:08 PM Cherry Hill Public School District Labor Management Collaborative works together to obtain $1.5 mill... [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/lmc-results) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/clifton2-1.png)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/a-superintendent-shares-lmc-journey-and-results) [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories), [Shared Purpose](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/shared-purpose), [Empowered Participants](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/empowered-participants), [Organizing Structures](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/organizing-structures), [Union](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/union), [Superintendent](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/superintendent) ## [A superintendent shares LMC journey and results](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/a-superintendent-shares-lmc-journey-and-results) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Oct 2, 2025, 3:41:50 PM By Danny Robertozzi with Kimberly Crane [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/a-superintendent-shares-lmc-journey-and-results) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Keith-Kristina-Allison-Casal-Dunn-3-2048x1536.jpg)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/highland-park-labor-management-team-tackles-school-hours) [Stories](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories), [Empowered Participants](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/empowered-participants), [Partnering with the Community](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/partnering-with-the-community), [Union](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/union), [Superintendent](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/superintendent), [Initiatives](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/initiatives), [Board Members](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/board-members) ## [Highland Park Labor-Management team tackles school hours](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/highland-park-labor-management-team-tackles-school-hours) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Oct 2, 2025, 3:39:24 PM Student arrival and dismissal times adjusted to reflect research by Kimberly Crane [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/highland-park-labor-management-team-tackles-school-hours) [![](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hubfs/Casey.jpg)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/lmc-helps-educational-assistants-of-cherry-hill-find-a-collective-voice) [Empowered Participants](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/empowered-participants), [Educational Support Professionals](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/educational-support-professionals), [ESP](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/esp) ## [LMC helps Educational Assistants of Cherry Hill find a collective voice](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/lmc-helps-educational-assistants-of-cherry-hill-find-a-collective-voice) ![Picture of Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshot/Untitled%20design%20(5).png?width=50&name=Untitled%20design%20(5).png) [Kimberly Crane](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) Oct 2, 2025, 3:36:17 PM 2024 Camden County ESP of the Year shares her perspective With Kimberly Crane [Read more](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/lmc-helps-educational-assistants-of-cherry-hill-find-a-collective-voice) [1](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane) [2](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane/page/2) [Next](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane/page/2) [Last](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/author/kim-crane/page/2) ### Posts by Tag - 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[Results (3)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/results) - [SEL (2)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/sel) - [Shared Purpose (3)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/shared-purpose) - [Stories (11)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/stories) - [Student Behavior (2)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/student-behavior) - [Successes (2)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/successes) - [Superintendent (5)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/superintendent) - [Toolkit (1)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/toolkit) - [Tools (1)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/tools) - [Union (6)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/union) - [Wins (4)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/wins) - [Workload (1)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/workload) - [Workshops (4)](https://lmcpartnerships.org/blog/tag/workshops) See all   ![NJLMC-Icon](https://lmcpartnerships.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Artwork/NJLMC-Icon.png?width=150&name=NJLMC-Icon.png "NJLMC-Icon") ## Our Support The New Jersey Labor Management Collaborative, an initiative dedicated to fostering productive relationships between labor and management in New Jersey’s educational system, thrives through the robust support of the National Education Association (NEA). This partnership exemplifies NEA’s commitment to enhancing educational environments not only in New Jersey but across the nation.  The NEA, as part of the National Labor Management Partnership (NLMP), a coalition of the national organizations of the nation’s educators, is cultivating a dynamic ecosystem of support that empowers districts to implement collaborative strategies effectively. Through providing crucial resources, expertise and ongoing consultation, the NLMP nurtures a sense of collective efficacy between labor and management, driving improvements in teaching conditions and student outcomes.  This collaborative approach has shown tangible benefits, leading to more cohesive school communities and a better educational experience for all stakeholders. By backing initiatives like the New Jersey Labor Management Collaborative, NEA demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture of cooperation and mutual respect within the education sector, paving the way for sustained success and innovation.  For more information about NEA’s role in labor management collaboration, visit *[nea.org/collaboration](http://nea.org/collaboration?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--a-CPUORCZmYNlfJr6IpE0I6PEKpkZhY8CGgoIise9UFZFz9whESs4JsWV1Zx7htCChMvz).  *   The New Jersey Labor Management Collaborative 172 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608   Copyright © 2025